The Red Fort, from the Friday Mosque: Jama Masjid

First days in Delhi

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January 20th 2006
Delhi has the most chaotic traffic I have ever seen, and that's saying something after all my travels. We travelled by autorickshaw (motorized 3 wheeler) and bicycle rickshaw today. Took lots of pictures of the chaos, will try to send some pictures later. I can't believe more people aren't killed. Jamie seems to be ok, he was sick in Singapure, went to the hospital with food poisoning but ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more